Mets ace Johan Santana pitched into the eighth inning and held the Yankees to just one run, while Jason Bay homered twice off CC Sabathia, as the Mets beat the Yankees 6-4 in the Subway Series finale at Citi Field. Game Summary Santana stepped up and gave the Mets a dominant start against a tough opponent in C.C. Sabathia and the defending champs, New York Yankees. Johan allowed just one run...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 6/15/0, LeHigh Valley 5/9/2 Josh Thole continued his hot month with 3 more hits, including his 13th double, as the Bisons beat the Pigs 6-5 today. Ruben Tejada also continued his torrid May with 2 more hits, his average now sits at .312. Tobi Stoner picked up his 3rd win, and Bobby Parnell pitched 2 innings, with 5 strikeouts. rf, cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, 2...
Read MoreLast winter, when the Mets signed Jason Bay, I was struck by the amount of talented players whom the Mets had procured and had to play the outfield in 2010. I envisioned an outfield of Beltran flanked by Bay and the ex-Brave Jeff Francoeur, who had come to the Mets in the Ryan Church deal, and had been a lineup stalwart for the disappointing injury riddled 2009 Mets Angel Pagan, who had filled...
Read MoreEnrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com reports the following sad news, Former All-Star right-hander Jose Lima died Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 37. The cause of death was ruled a heart attack, according to his wife, Dorca Astacio. “Jose was complaining while sleeping and I just thought he was having a nightmare,” Astacio told ESPNdeportes.com....
Read MoreMichael G. Baron of MetsBlog dug up a post by Tracy Ringolsby of FOX Sports, who suggests Mets third baseman David Wright needs a fresh start and the Mets should trade him. He writes, He is not only talented, but he’s too nice to be the eye of the Queens Hurricane. He’s a legitimate bat with stellar defense and a contract that pays him well, but also gives any team with interest three years of...
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